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Last weekend one of our readers spotted the 2013 Mustang Cobra Jets on display at Daytona Speedway for the Grand-Am race. Apparently Ford Racing didn’t just bring the new Cobra Jet out to Florida just to display for race fans, as they also took the cars out to nearby Palm Beach International Raceway for testing. Two versions of the 5.0L Cobra Jet are being offered for 2013 – supercharged and naturally aspirated – and Ford Racing had both examples on track to test different gear ratios, shift points and suspension …

The Mustang Boss 302 is no stranger to being compared to others on track, although generally the comparisons are done at race courses in the United States like Car and Driver’s recent “Lightning Lap” at Virginia International Raceway. The latest test, though, was done by German car magazine Sport Auto at the legendary Hockenheim circuit and the list of competitors included the likes of Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsche, Mercedes and BMW.
While many might think the Boss 302 would be outclassed by cars two or three times its price, those familiar …

We’ve seen plenty of custom Mustangs over the years, but one of the most fascinating is this 2011 convertible you see here. Built by Galpin Auto Sports, this bright orange Mustang made its debut at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and while the bright orange paint job might be the first thing you notice, a closer look reveals its most interesting feature – a retractable convertible hardtop. Obviously, Ford doesn’t produce or sell a convertible hardtop Mustang, so to see one with an OEM look is pretty intriguing.
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Flowmaster has introduced a new American Thunder cat-back exhaust system, part #817553, designed specifically for the 2012-2013 Mustang Boss 302. The system is a full 3.0-inches throughout and features mandrel bent 409S stainless steel construction, Flowmaster’s patented Scavenger x-pipe and custom-engineered 60 Series Delta Flow mufflers for an aggressive sound. Finishing things off at the rear are a set of polished 4-inch diameter tips. The exhaust system comes with all necessary installation hardware including side-pipe spacer plates, can easily be installed at home and comes with Flowmaster’s Limited Lifetime Warranty.
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There are quite a few supercharger options for the 2011+ Mustang, but there are not nearly as many turbocharged setups available. The folks over at Modular Depot are aiming to change that, and in cooperation with Jon Lund of Lund Racing have developed a prototype twin-turbo system for the 5.0-liter engine that is as potent as it is pretty. The test car recently went on the dyno for testing and put down an incredible 791 horsepower and 675 lb-ft torque at the rear wheels using 13 psi of boost. Modular …

The performance potential of the 2011+ Mustang 5.0 is well documented, with even slightly modified cars running in the 9′s and some even dipping down into the 8′s. The most recent example is a 2011 Mustang built by DPM Racing of Naples, Florida. The DPM team have fitted the car with a ProCharger F-1A supercharger system, Boss 302 intake, Stainless Works headers, Bassani axle-back exhaust, an ATF-built 4R70W automatic transmission, lowering springs and M&H drag radials. When everything is said and done, the car puts down an impressive 903 rwhp …

Earlier this year Oklahoma-based Classic Recreations announced their new flagship mode, the Shelby GT500CR Venom. The car is a step up in terms of performance compared to the base GT500CR model featuring a 427ci V8 paired to a ProCharger F1-R centrifugal supercharger good for an incredible 780 horsepower as well as larger brakes, an upgraded suspension and wider wheels and tires.
Now the GT500CR Venom is back, although with a new name. Classic Recreations has renamed the car the Shelby GT500CR 900S and has provided us with some new photos and …

European automotive television shows are generally unkind to American cars. Whether it’s the lack of refinement, quality issues, or styling, the Europeans generally find something wrong with automobiles that come from the United States. But what about a car like the 2012 Mustang Boss 302? When we first tested the car earlier this year we couldn’t find much wrong with it (although we’re perhaps a little biased), so what would a car show like Fifth Gear have to say about Ford’s track-ready pony car?
Surprisingly, they mostly agree with us. Host …

Just a few years ago building a nine second S197 Mustang was quite an achievement. It usually required a supercharger or  turbocharger running 15+ pounds of boost, and a shot of nitrous didn’t hurt either. Fast forward to today, though, and the new 5.0-liter Coyote V8 has changed everything. Not only can the 2011+ Mustang GT makes tons of power with forced induction, companies like JPC Racing of Millersville, MD has found that it can be pretty potent in naturally aspirated form as well.
Earlier we reported that JPC Racing was …

Last night Ford revealed all the details of the 2013 Mustang lineup including the updated design and features of the Mustang GT and V6, the new-look Boss 302 and the 650 horsepower Shelby GT500 as well as plenty of photographs of each one in detail. Now Ford has released new b-roll video footage of the Mustang lineup showing even more details of each car. Unfortunately the videos don’t show any driving footage, although we’re sure that it won’t be long until we see the 2013 Mustangs in action.
We’ve posted the …

This past year Performance Autosport of Richmond Virginia and veteran road racing driver Chris Cobetto embarked on a very difficult task – to win a NASA road racing championship in only one year with a brand new car. To achieve their goal they teamed up with Saleen Speedlab and other sponsors including HRE Wheels and Bully Dog to turn a stock 2011 Mustang GT into a full blown race car. Nine months and fourteen races later Performance Autosport and Cobetto had captured nine wins, 11 podiums, 5 poles and the …

Put on by 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords magazine and sponsored by AmericanMuscle.com, the annual King of the Street competition pits some of the world’s fastest street-driven Mustangs against one another in a head-to-head competition. This year the event was held at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, KY during the NMRA World Finals, where each of the Mustangs was put through a battery of tests including drag racing, dyno testing, and, of course, driving on the street.
The nine contenders for this year’s competition ranged from supercharged and turbocharged 2011 …

Hennessey released details for the HPE700 package for the Mustang Boss 302 last month, and it looks like they have been having some fun with the car at their in-house drag strip in Texas. The company had previously tested their HPE650 model and recorded a 1/4 mile run of 11.9 seconds @ 124 mph. That test was done with the stock tires, however, and for the HPE700 Hennessey strapped on a set of racing slicks to deal with the extra horsepower.
The added grip seems to have done the trick, as …

Late last year we showed you a video of a 2010 Mustang Cobra Jet running down the drag strip in just 8.4 seconds @ 159 mph. We thought that was quite impressive, but apparently the turn-key drag racer is capable of going even faster. The Tasca Racing team recently took their Cobra Jet out to New England Dragway in Epping, NH and laid down an incredible time of 8.06 seconds @ 170 mph. This makes the Tasca Cobra Jet the fastest in the world, as far as we know. Is …

The Multimatic Motorsports team of Joe Foster and Scott Maxwell didn’t quite have the season they were hoping for, finishing sixth overall in the GS class of the Continental Tire Sports Car Championship this season. The team had several high points, like capturing the first ever victory for the Boss 302R at Barber Motorsports Park, but also had a few lows including crashing out of the race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
However the team finished, the Multimatic Motorsports Boss 302R was consistently one of the fastest cars on track. This …